TRANSURETHRAL NEEDLE ABLATION DEVICE AND METHOD

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EP 0 631 514 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	04.01.1995 Bulletin 1995/01

(21)	Application number: 94907965.0

(22)	Date of filing: 02.02.1994

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61M^{( . )}
A61B 10/ 00^{( . )}
A61B 10/ 06^{( . )}
A61B 18/ 14^{( . )}
A61M 25/ 01^{( . )}
A61N 1/ 40^{( . )}
A61B 17/ 00^{( . )}
A61B 17/ 24^{( . )}
A61B 17/ 34^{( . )}
A61B 18/ 22^{( . )}
A61B 19/ 00^{( . )}
A61M 1/ 00^{( . )}
A61M 25/ 00^{( . )}

A61N 5/ 02^{( . )}
A61B 10/ 02^{( . )}
A61B 18/ 00^{( . )}
A61B 18/ 18^{( . )}
A61N 1/ 06^{( . )}
A61N 5/ 04^{( . )}
A61B 17/ 22^{( . )}
A61B 17/ 28^{( . )}
A61B 18/ 08^{( . )}
A61B 18/ 24^{( . )}
A61F 7/ 00^{( . )}
A61M 3/ 02^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1994/001257

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1994/017856 (18.08.1994 Gazette 1994/19)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

02.02.1993 US 19930012370
13.05.1993 US 19930061647
13.05.1993 US 19930062364
19.08.1993 US 19930109190

(71)	Applicant: VIDAMED, INC.
	Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	LUNDQUIST, Ingemar, H. Pebble Beach, CA 93953 (US) EDWARDS, Stuart, D. Los Altos, CA 94024 (US) SHARKEY, Hugh, R. Redwood City, CA 94061 (US) LAX, Ronald, G. Grass Valley, CA 95945 (US) BAKER, James, A., Jr. Grass Valley, CA 95945 (US) SOMMER, Phillip, R. Newark, CA 94560 (US)

(74)	Representative: Harrison, David Christopher, et al
	MEWBURN ELLIS York House 23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP London WC2B 6HP (GB)

(54)	TRANSURETHRAL NEEDLE ABLATION DEVICE AND METHOD